How we will deliver your course in 2021: Law (undergraduate)

There are no changes to the content of the course.

There are no changes to the content of the course for Level 5 students.

At Level 6 we are reintroducing Employment Law and are offering new optional modules, namely, Law, Science and Technology Studies and Environmental Law and Policy.

Availability of work placements will depend on the situation of employers and placement providers, and opportunities may be reduced.  

There are no changes to the number of teaching hours per module, with a minimum of 42 hours per module. 

Lectures will be held in real time online on a weekly basis. They may include recorded material.

Interactive seminars (small group classes) will be held for each module. When they are held varies across modules. It is expected that there will be 10 seminars for each module and that there will be several seminar groups for each module. It is expected that, where possible, 70% of the seminar groups for each seminar topic will be held in person on campus and 30% will be online.

Support/resources: 

Module guides, recordings, powerpoint slides, Talis Aspire reading lists (all available via BBL). Assistance with academic skills from ASK. Some students will have the opportunity of peer assisted learning (PAL) with L5 students. Students will be able to seek help and advice from personal tutors, the English language tutor and the Law skills tutor by arrangement.

Assessment: 

Summative continuous assessment (some in person, some online). Summative coursework assessments and multiple choice tests will be undertaken online. Summative exam assessments may be conducted online.

You can keep up with subject and module updates through Blackboard Learn. We will also send important updates to your Brunel email account, so please keep checking your email.

There are no changes to the number of teaching hours per module: 

• Level 5: a minimum of 42 hours per module.  
• Level 6: a minimum of 30 hours per module.

Level 5 lectures: Lectures will be held in real time online on a weekly basis. They may include recorded material.

Level 5 interactive seminars (small group classes):  It is expected that there will be 10 seminars for each module and that there will be several seminar groups for each module. It is expected that, where possible, 70% of the seminar groups for each seminar topic will be held in person on campus and 30% will be online.

Level 6 modules vary in structure but most will include online lectures held in real time which may include recorded material, and interactive seminars for each module.  It is expected that there will be 8 seminars for each module and that there will be several seminar groups for each module . It is expected that, where possible, 70% of the seminar groups for each seminar topic will be held in person on campus and 30% will be online.

Support/resources Module guides, recordings, powerpoint slides, Talis Aspire reading lists (all available via BBL). Assistance with academic skills from ASK. Students will be able to seek help and advice from personal tutors, the English language tutor and the Law skills tutor by arrangement. L6 students will be allocated dissertation supervisors.

Assessment: L5 and L6: Summative coursework assessments and multiple choice tests will be undertaken online. Summative exam assessments may be conducted online.

L5:  Summative continuous assessment (some in person, some online).

L6: Dissertation presentations will be conducted online or in person depending on circumstances.